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15 Words That End With NGY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
clingy (adjective) excessively emotional and attached
dingy (adjective) causing dejection Synonyms: blue, dark, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry
(adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot Synonyms: begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
(adjective) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear Synonyms: dirty, muddied, muddy
fringy (adjective) at or constituting a border or edge Synonyms: marginal
grungy (adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, raunchy
mangy (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap Synonyms: mangey
mingy (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity Synonyms: mean, miserly, tight
prongy (adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches Synonyms: bifurcate, biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, pronged
rangy (adjective) allowing ample room for ranging
(adjective) adapted to wandering or roaming
(adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs Synonyms: gangling, gangly, lanky
slangy (adjective) constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
spongy (adjective) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed Synonyms: spongelike
(adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility Synonyms: spongelike, squashy, squishy
springy (adjective) (of movements) light and confidently active
(adjective) elastic; rebounds readily Synonyms: bouncy, live, lively, resilient
stingy (adjective) unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.) Synonyms: ungenerous
(adjective) deficient in amount or quality or extent Synonyms: meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy
stringy (adjective) consisting of or containing string or strings
(adjective) forming viscous or glutinous threads Synonyms: ropey, ropy, thready
(adjective) lean and sinewy Synonyms: wiry
(adjective) (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Synonyms: fibrous, sinewy, unchewable
swingy (adjective) characterized by a buoyant rhythm Synonyms: lilting, swinging, tripping
tangy (adjective) tasting sour like a lemon Synonyms: lemonlike, lemony, sourish, tart

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